Is my pekin bantam male or female?

[Egluntyne]

Karen & Co wrote

 

a real chill wind nipping up my dressing gown

 

Dressing Gown!! Nowhere near cold enough for one of those!!

 

We are bred tough oop north!!

[Mel (& Paul)]

Do you have any shoes? or do you have to walk the 173 miles to work in the snow with bare feet

[The Dogmother]

Blooming cold here this morning - 4 deg

 

But lovely and clear.

 

I'm with Andrew on the cold - I much prefer the warm, but bright clear mornings like this one are fine

[Mel (& Paul)]

Except the bright sun shows up the dirt in the house and the doggy nose marks on the windows

[Laura & CTB]

Except the bright sun shows up the dirt in the house and the doggy nose marks on the windows

 

I have those on my windows too and I dont even own a dog

[Mel (& Paul)]

[Looney]

Forget autumn, more like the middle of winter this morning at 6.50am as I stood freezing my extremities off at Ely station....usual train was cancelled so I had a half hour wait for the next one Beautiful clear morning though, the Fens looked fantastic (more so once I was on the warm train!) and the starlings on the platform kept me amused with all their chirping and to-ing and fro-ing- funny little things!

 

I wonder if I can blame the dirty marks on my windows to the dog we don't own (currently adding that one to my ever expanding book of useful excuses / explanations )

 

 

Lorna

[Guest]

Cold here last night too, so I got out all the winter duvets this morning ready for tonight. It's apparently going to be -1 here tonight! Weather's fantastic for getting all the bedding dry though

 

No heating on yet - last year it was November 6th when I put it on! I always try to 'break the record'. Downstairs seems fine but upstairs is like a freezer. I closed all the bedroom windows this morning, very unusual for me!

 

DS even wore a jumper to school today, usually just a short-sleeved shirt! I think that's the first time since March and he didn't even moan about it. Just made sure I wasn't going to make him wear a vest

 

Winter is on its way

[Guest]

Forget autumn, more like the middle of winter this morning at 6.50am as I stood freezing my extremities off at Ely station....usual train was cancelled so I had a half hour wait for the next one Beautiful clear morning though, the Fens looked fantastic (more so once I was on the warm train!) and the starlings on the platform kept me amused with all their chirping and to-ing and fro-ing- funny little things!

 

I wonder if I can blame the dirty marks on my windows to the dog we don't own (currently adding that one to my ever expanding book of useful excuses / explanations )

 

 

Lorna

 

I believe that there is nothing between Ely and the north pole, so it does get very cold there. Lovely place though! I've sung in the cathedral a couple of times.

[Looney]

Wow that sounds interesting - I'm ashamed to say that I have lived here since May and still haven't been in the cathedral

 

Really like it here even with the freezing cold wind, saying that I grew up in the flatlands of Lincolnshire so it feels like home

[Guest]

Do visit the cathedral! There is a famous octagonal window at the top of the tower.

 

[Egluntyne]

Blimey...its cold today!!! Might have to think about that dressing gown soon!!

 

Very frosty.

 

And for the first time there was ICE on the hens water!!

 

Lovely bright blue sky with golden and orange clouds. Looks like it might be another lovely day.

[Cinnamon]

Yep, ice here too, & a nice frost.

It looks so pretty out,as I am here all wrapped up in my dressing gown & toasties

The girls are wearing their winter coats to school for the first time

[Lesley]

It's feezing here - frozen mud, whoopee!

 

Beautiful sky - hope the rest of the day is nice and crisp.

 

We've had the heating on for the first time since we moved - and have discovered that it hasn't been zoned as it should have been Our bedroom was a sweltering 24C and the hall and most other rooms were 21C

 

I like warm reception rooms and a cold bedroom

[buffie]

Frost in the field by our house this morning (need to fleece plants) and the smell of woodsmoke last night when I finished work...lovely!!!!

 

BBx

[The Dogmother]

Yup, just half a degree here this morning and frosty - lovely day though.

 

Had the stove roaring away last night and was lovely toasty

[chocchick]

Brrrr

Heating has gone on now, and thick jumpers, and even had to wear a coat to let the chickens out. I thought the chickens were putting on weight, then realised they were fluffed up a bit as it was cold

[Laura & CTB]

I've been wearing a coat to let the chickens out since the end of September

 

I love the way they look all small and cute when they're squashed in the nest together to go to sleep - then when they come out and do that fluffing up thing - they look massive

[Guest]

Still trying not to put the heating on, but grudgingly have to admit that my feet and hands are cold! I'm cooking, so it's warm in the kitchen. Then I'm going to do some ironing, so that'll keep me warm. I may have to put it on this evening though

[Hazel_L]

Put the heating on last night for the first time...

Also dug out OH's down-jacket to walk up to school this morning - it's so toasty I'm still wearing it.

Off to make home-made soup for tea

[Mel (& Paul)]

Yup

Had to sucombe to evening heating last night - I think I am getting a cold and felt very sorry for myself

[theherd123]

Im going to find my electric balnket today!

 

So cold last night - feet like blocks of ice in bed & OH not happy about using him as a heat source!

[Mel (& Paul)]

But isnt that his job (along with cleaning out eglus, picking up dog poo, sweeping the floor.................)

[theherd123]

Yes Mel but not a job he particularly enjoys - pooh patrol comes higher on his list!

[Mel (& Paul)]